Inspiration can come in many forms. Even fictional when it comes to the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2022.
“The woman leader who inspired me is Kathryn Janeway, the first female captain lead in a ‘Star Trek’ series, and played by Kate Mulgrew,” says Heather Skinner, vice president of global real estate at JP Morgan Chase and one of AZRE magazine’s Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate for 2022. “Captain Janeway is an authentic leader who isn’t afraid to make the hard decisions necessary to complete her mission: navigating the Delta Quadrant and safely bringing her crew home.”
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While Captain Janeway seeks out new life and new civilizations, the television industry will be well represented when the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business and the Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate for 2022 are honored at an awards ceremony Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. In addition to Skinner, former “Divorce Court” Judge Lynn Toler and longtime Channel 12 anchor Lin Sue Flood will be among this year’s honorees, which includes the state’s most impactful healthcare innovators, attorneys, educators and financial services executives.
While Captain Janeway boldly went where no woman had gone before, there are other trailblazers who inspired the Most Influential Women of 2022 to reach for the skies.
“I’m most inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has left such an immeasurable impact on our country, society and the advancement of women’s equality,” says Rachel M. Bond, MD, system director for the Women’s Heart Health Program at Dignity Health. “She is an icon who, despite being one of nine women in her Harvard law class and only the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, persevered in the fight for equality.”
The Most Influential Women of 2022 were chosen from a field of more than 1,500 women under consideration. They were selected by an editorial board that consists of 12 former Most Influential Women. They will be honored at a recognition dinner Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. Tickets are on sale now. Tables and sponsorship packages are available. Please email Amy Lindsey at amy.lindsey@azbigmedia.com with questions about sponsorships. Email lynette.carrington@azbigmedia.com with questions about the event or tickets.
Here are the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2022. Be sure to check back daily starting July 6, 2022. Each day leading up to the awards ceremony, we will profile one of the Most Influential Women of 2022 right here: azbigmedia.com.
Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2022
Dr. Suzanne Bentz, Red Mountain Weight Loss
Stephanie A. Bivens, Bivens & Associates
Rachel M. Bond, MD, Dignity Health
Suzanne Boyles, City of Buckeye
Alaina Chabrier, SRP
Margaret Chamberlain, OneAZ Credit Union
Rachel Davis-Schultz, CopperPoint Insurance Companies
Jennifer Delgado, Burch & Cracchiolo
Brigitte Finley Green, Engelman Berger
Lin Sue Flood, Hospice of the Valley
Christine Gannon, BrightWorks Consulting
Karen Hoffman Tepper, PhD, Terros Health
Dawn Jones, Intel
Lisa Lovallo, Cox Communications
Lyndel Manson, Arizona Board of Regents
Carli Ann McClure, Grant Thornton
Karla Morales, Arizona Technology Council
Emily Nachlas, Western Alliance Bancorporation
Breanna Naegeli, PhD, Grand Canyon University
Shar Najafi-Piper, PhD, Copa Health
Christina Noyes, Gust Rosenfeld
Grace O’Sullivan, Arizona State University
Reena Rastogi, MD, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Sara Regan, Desert Financial Credit Union
Karen Roch, Credit Union West
Lisa Rulney, University of Arizona
Melanie Smihula, Edkey Sequoia Schools
Sherry Stotler, Valleywise Health
Lynn Toler, TV judge and host
Kelli Tonkin, Enterprise Bank & Trust
Telle VanTrojen, Geneva Financial
Ruth Veloria, University of Phoenix
Amy Walters, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Annabel Whiting, PNC
Reine Yazbeck Hamilton, Wells Fargo
Sandra Zebrowski, MD, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona